Rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
in
Laos is a minor but growing sport.
Governing body
The governing body is the Lao Rugby Federation, which was founded in 2001.
History
Rugby was originally introduced when Laos was part of
French Indochina
French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China),; vi, Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, , lit. 'East Ocean under French Control; km, ឥណ្ឌូចិនបារាំង, ; th, อินโดจีนฝรั่งเศส, ...
, but this was mainly by French expatriates. After independence there was a long hiatus, as financial and political forces, from famine to the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...
meant it was impossible for the game to be played.
The Indochinese Cup was established in 1999, as a four sided tourname between Vietnamese teams from
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and
Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...
,
Vientiane
Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...
(
Laos) and
Phnom Penh in Cambodia.
[http://www.cambodiarugby.org/content.php?secid=10&catid=16&id=12 Cambodian Federation of Rugby, history, accessed 28 June 2009]
Laos takes part in the South East Asia region of the
Asian Five Nations
The Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, is an annual rugby union competition held amongst national rugby sides within the Asia Rugby region. The competition was originally known as the Asian Rugby Football Tournament when founded in 1969, and was call ...
See also
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Laos national rugby union team
The Laos national rugby union team represents Laos in international rugby union. The team's first international match was against Malaysia in 1974, losing 34 points to 10. After this the Laotian team did not field an international side again un ...
References
External links
IRB Laos page
official union page
Rugby in Asia, Laos pageAsian Rugby Football Union
Sport in Laos
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